In an attempt to stem the tides of war before the nations of Atlas tear each other apart, the newly-elected governor of Yukrovia, Rurik Marisova, holds a diplomatic summit for all the world leaders of Atlas. If peace is not found soon, then Atlas may find itself embroiled in a world war.

Attention! The Yukrovian Summit will be starting momentarily! Last call for all attendees - please make your way to the gallery of the Summit Hall!

RURIK MARISOVAFriends! Enemies! Colleagues!

RURIK MARISOVAAs the newly elected governor of Yukrovia, it is my honor to personally welcome you all to our humble city, and to officiate these peaceful and diplomatic talks at a table made by Yukrovian labor. Surely some congratulations are in order for the builders of our beautiful new Summit Hall, wouldn’t you all agree?

Various cheers from the gallery.

RURIK MARISOVAIt is by no small grace of our own that we should see balance return to this world. It is my understanding that the Elders of Nauru have played a large role in helping to bring the world leaders of Atlas to this table today...

IYOFOREAYOSure, we got ‘em all this far without killing each other, didn’t we?

RURIK MARISOVAI suppose that’s the least we can ask for just yet. I am pleased to see you all here today, but troubled by the necessity of it. It seems that we have much to deliberate on, if we have any hope of keeping Atlas from devolving into yet another senseless war.

FATHER DONOVANThe Purelakers have never had a penchant for conflict or violence. If we seek to prevent a war, then perhaps we should be discussing consequences for the entirely unprovoked attacks on our settlements in the Dunsmoor Hills by the Vantian Empire!

KING VALDROKI did not come to this meeting to suffer the beration of my people, priest! The Vantians have upheld every gods-damned treaty we’ve signed, and where has it gotten us?

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENThese treaties are only necessary because of the heinous acts of war committed by your ancestors!

KING VALDROKAnd so must my people suffer eternally for the sins of our ancestors? Must they endure economic hardship as punishment for crimes they had no part in committing?

JESSIE CLARKBah! Economic hardship, he says. If I had a gem for every pound of Cirilian gold you’ve probably still got locked up in Eastwind--

RURIK MARISOVAPlease, all of you - let’s remain civil here!

GENERAL KAZIUSQuiet, northerner. The adults are talking now.

KING VALDROKLet us not insult our hosts, Kazius. Only question their judgement if they do not think it pertinent to discuss the Shen’s failure to uphold THEIR end of our treaty.

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENHow dare you--

KING VALDROKYour people were supposed to fix the southern lands you POISONED with your witchcraft! And yet the Grey Isles remain a blight on these beautiful lands…

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENYou think we’ve not done everything we can? Tried every remedy? And you dare sit at this table and lecture ME about corrupting the land, when the Purelakers have NEVER been held accountable for their atrocity at Devshire!?

FATHER DONOVANThat was nearly 200 years ago! Are we here today to dole out blame for the events of the past, or are we here to discuss what’s happening NOW?

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENThis IS happening now! For 200 years, that rift has been pouring out its corruption into this world, and your people have done nothing to close it!

FATHER DONOVANThe Devshirites have sworn their lives to defending us from the consequences of their actions. To imply their duty is any less than honorable--

JESSIE CLARKCleaning up one’s own mess is not honor. It’s an obligation.

FATHER DONOVANAnd what aid have we received from foreign nations to address this problem? None! We can barely afford to support our countrymen at the Wraithhold, let alone the rest of our towns!

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENPerhaps the Purelaker Republic has gotten too big for its own good then…

FATHER DONOVANIs that a threat, Shen?

RURIK MARISOVAPlease, friends, let us maintain civility! No one is threatening anyone…

AJAXANClearly there is much to be resolved here today, but arguing over the Devshire Rift is nothing but a distraction. Until someone finds a way to close the damn thing--

TEEI will.

TYRRIELWhat?

TEEI will find a way to close the rift.

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENDon’t be a fool, Alduin, that’s suicide and you know it.

TEEAnd what should we do then? Wait until the Devshirites are overrun and let the rift consume us? No, I’ll not stand idly by any longer. If it was created with magic, it can be destroyed by magic. I intend to find out how.

KING VALDROKEnough of this. If we can get back to the matter at hand, we have a treaty to rewrite...

RURIK MARISOVAVery well. What is it you want addressed, exactly?

KING VALDROKMy people have suffered long enough for the events of the past. Firstly, I demand that Vantian trade ships once again be allowed passage through the Grey Isles--

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENOver my dead body! The last time Vantian ships entered our waters, they burned our capital of Shen Zhengyi to the ground!

KING VALDROKAnd for that, every ship and Vantian aboard was obliterated by the Tas’Akram! I regret the horrors of war that have plagued our past, but the Shen were not the only victims, Archmage.

JESSIE CLARKAnd yet your people always seem to be the aggressors…

KING VALDROKI will not condone the actions of my ancestors. But I will also not be held responsible for them! I am not my father. My people are not the bloodthirsty savages you all take us for - rest assured, we too want nothing more than to resolve our issues diplomatically--

FATHER DONOVANLIES! These Vantians are just as bloodthirsty as ever - just look at what’s happening in the Dunsmoor Hills!

KING VALDROKIf those rumors are true, then the perpetrators are acting in defiance of the Empire, and will be summarily punished. But to paint the actions of a few rebels as the will of all Vantians is purely ignorant.

RURIK MARISOVAFather Donovan, it seems we are all in agreement that peace is the preferred route forward--

FATHER DONOVANIt’s not just the Purelakers that are suffering at the hands of the Vantian Empire, but YOURS as well, Governor Marisova!

IYOFOREAYOIs that so…?

RURIK MARISOVAI… beg your pardon, Father?

KING VALDROKBah! What new lie is this? You weave such wonderful stories, old man...

FATHER DONOVANNot a story - a sad truth, and one that I regret to be the bearer of. But I received word just this morning from one of my scouting parties here in the north, that a terrible fate has befallen a Yukrovian fishing village southwest of here.

AJAXANJust this morning, you say…?

RURIK MARISOVAWhat… what are you saying!?

FATHER DONOVANUnfortunately, it seems the Purelaker scouts arrived just in time to witness a group of Vantian soldiers SLAUGHTERING the last of those poor, innocent Yukrovians.

KING VALDROKPREPOSTEROUS! We would never stoop to such senseless violence, let alone against our friends in the north! Where’s your proof?

FATHER DONOVANThe PROOF is the Vantian goldblades that my scouts recovered from YOUR soldiers, covered in the blood of their Yukrovian victims! I can have my men bring the crate of them from the ship, if you don’t believe me.

IYOFOREAYONo need, Father. I believe this is what you’re speaking of?

Iyo places a crate of Vantian goldblades on the table.

FATHER DONOVANY-yes… how…?

AJAXANAs a matter of fact, Iyo and I ran into these “Dunsmoor scouts” on our journey here. Too far north to be up to any good, so we decided to follow them. They led us all the way to the fishing village you mentioned, Father.

IYOFOREAYOWe saw firsthand what happened to those poor fishermen. And not a Vantian soldier’s body in sight, as you’d have us believe, Donovan. Just some bloodthirsty Dunsmoor, and this crate of bloodstained goldblades - a little too conveniently placed, if you know what I mean…

FATHER DONOVANWhat are you implying?

IYOFOREAYOThe “scouts” you apparently conferred with this morning? They were dead by our hand before sunrise.

AJAXANSo either the men you met with this morning were impostors… or you knew about this plot to frame the Vantians before then.

FATHER DONOVANI…I--

KING VALDROKYou speak of peace, then turn around and condone the murderous actions of your own people!? And to try and frame MY people for such a heinous atrocity - this is nothing less than an ACT OF WAR--

An assassin leaps down from the rafters, onto the table in front of Valdrok.

ASSASSINDEATH TO THE KING!

Before anyone can react, the assassin stabs the Vantian king.

GENERAL KAZIUSNO!! SEIZE HIM!

Tee leaps onto the table in front of the assassin and raises his staff.

TEE<Ah bah-nih teh skuh fah toh tha-sah ehn per-gah-toh!>

A spell bursts forth and engulfs the assassin, who vanishes.

RURIK MARISOVAWhat… what WAS that?

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENA Purgatory spell… Rift magic. A dangerous thing to bring here, Tee, and something I was not aware you possessed--

GENERAL KAZIUSFor Shiraxis’ sake, someone HEAL THE KING!

Ajaxan approaches the king.

AJAXANMove aside. I can close the wound if--

Archmage Qi’Shen steps between Ajaxan and Valdrok.

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENHold on. Let’s consider this a moment, shall we?

AJAXANExcuse me?

GENERAL KAZIUSStep aside, witch, or your assassin won’t be the only Shen who disappears...

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENWe had nothing to do with this. My people don’t deal in such backhanded schemes, Kazius. But what’s done is done - I won’t say I’m upset at this turn of events--

GENERAL KAZIUSSHEN BITCH!

AJAXANThere’s still time to save him!

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENBut SHOULD we? Are we not gathered here to debate the future of Atlas? We’ve heard countless stories of Vantian cruelty from this table, but I’m sure the nations gathered in the gallery today have similar tales. Perhaps we should leave it to a vote? In the spirit of diplomacy--

GENERAL KAZIUSDIPLOMACY!? This man is DYING, and you want to let him bleed out while we hold a VOTE? If there’s any SHRED of diplomacy left in this room, I’m sure our friends in the gallery will see the obvious need for mercy!

ARCHMAGE QI’SHENLet us find out, then. Friends! Citizens and Nations of Atlas gathered here with us today… Shall we show this Vantian King mercy? Or should we let fate run its course?

[i]A vote of action is thrown to the attendees in the gallery. Overwhelming shouts of "heal the king!" echo throughout the summit hall.[/i]

GENERAL KAZIUS

SEE!? Unlike you treacherous whelps, our friends in the gallery know the meaning of mercy and decency. Now STEP ASIDE and let this prophet do his job!

Archmage Qi’Shen steps aside. Ajaxan approaches the King and casts a spell, healing the grievous wound.

KING VALDROK

You… you would have seen me DEAD, Archmage!

ARCHMAGE QI’SHEN

A shame that the other nations of Atlas gathered here with us today are so blind to your violent ambitions. Perhaps someday they’ll come to their senses… and when they do, they’ll regret the decision they made this day…

Hey! S-stop right there! You still need to answer for your crimes against the Yukrovians!

FATHER DONOVAN

If you had the men to stop me from leaving, they would have stopped that assassination attempt. You’re playing a bigger game now, one that your people are clearly not equipped for.

FATHER DONOVAN

I did what had to be done, no matter how ugly. Someday, you too will have to make the choice between your people and your conscience. Welcome to the world stage, Governor…

Father Donovan leaves.

JESSIE CLARK

An admirable attempt at diplomacy, Governor. Though if today’s meeting was any indication, I fear it may be too little too late. Cirilia will continue to vie for peace as long as possible, but if and when the time comes, we will be prepared to fight.

Jessie Clark leaves.

RURIK MARISOVA

What a disaster…

TYRRIEL

None of this is your fault, Rurik. You simply tried to mediate.

IYOFOREAYO

We’re up against centuries of bad blood and blind fear. The world’s problems won’t be solved in one summit.

RURIK MARISOVA

Well uh… I suppose that’s as good a place as any to conclude today’s gathering. Unless there are any additional political matters our friends in the gallery would like to discuss…?

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